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Just when you think HMD Global is going to zig, the always surprising Nokia brand licensee zags, unveiling an all-new version of the classic 8110 “dumb” phone at MWC 2018 instead of announcing global availability for the 4G-enabled 3310, as we expected.

Billed as “the second member of the Originals family”, the Nokia 8110 4G is joined by an Android-powered Nokia 1 smartphone at the low end of HMD’s 2018 spectrum. But the “reloaded” 8110 is far more capable than 2017’s 3310 generation, packing a Snapdragon 205 processor and 512MB RAM.

That makes it a feature phone… with Snake, which aims to evoke the nostalgia of old Matrix fans that still think answering a call by sliding down their device cover can be a cool look. Priced at €79 “on average”, the reborn Nokia 8110 is going on sale in May. Meanwhile, the Nokia 1 will be available from “early April” at a “global average” retail price of $85, running Android Oreo out the box with Google’s performance, storage and battery life-maximizing Go optimizations.

“Designed to be smooth and responsive”, but not pretty, the 1 does bring back Nokia’s popular Xpress-on covers, allowing you to effortlessly change the color of the plastic back.